Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Bread Baking Day

I love to make my own sandwich bread, it's one of those things I generally will not buy. This recipe is my absolute favorite whole wheat bread recipe. My son really loves this bread too. He always asks for a jelly sandwich with cheese on it. I know it sounds weird, but it's what he loves. I enter this bread in our county fair every year, and yes, I usually win a prize. This is my mothers recipe and she has made it for years also. In about one hour, from start to finish, you will have made four loaves of bread. I hope you will enjoy this bread as much as I do.

Tips:
-It makes four loaves, but you can always adjust it to make one or two loaves. Two loaves works great in a Kitchen Aid. Four loaves, you have to mix by hand.
-Makes wonderful rolls, cinnamon rolls, and hamburger buns. (16 rolls=1 loaf)
-Add raisins and cinnamon for a swirl bread, or add herbs and make herb bread
-I like to slice mine, then freeze it for later use.

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

5 cups warm water
3 Tbsp. yeast
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup molasses
1 Tbsp. salt
2/3 cup oil
10-13 cups whole wheat flour

Mix honey, molasses, and warm water; dissolve yeast and let form good sponge. Add salt and oil. Add flour to proper consistancy. Knead for 10 minutes. Form loaves, and place in loaf pans. Let rise in oven at 150 degrees for 20 minutes or until right height. Turn oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes.


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3 comments:

  1. What kind of yeast do you use? I have never seen a recipe call for letting the dough rise at 150 degrees, that would certainly speed things up! Do you put it in the oven at 150 then? I am excited to try this recipe!
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  2. I use active dry yeast. I buy the great big package at Costco and keep it in the freezer. I love raising it in the oven. My oven doesn't go that low, but I only let it heat up to that temperature and then turn it off and let the bread raise.
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  3. I just finished making the bread. I threw in some wheat germ and ground flax (and it turned out in spite of my tampering). It is excellent! Thank you!
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